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Mulayam embarrasses son Akhilesh and aide Azam Khan in public

Mulayam embarrasses son Akhilesh and aide Azam Khan in public

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2014

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan, the most powerful minister in his cabinet, were left embarrassed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at a function at the CM's residence in Lucknow.

Kejriwal trails in Super Sunday clash with Modi, Mulayam

Kejriwal trails in Super Sunday clash with Modi, Mulayam

Rediff.com   2 Mar 2014

While Narendra Modi and Mulayam Singh Yadav rallied in front of a packed house, rain played spoilsport and reduced the supporters at Arvind Kejriwal's gathering to a few thousands.

Modi's Lucknow rally on Sunday will be historic: Amit Shah

Modi's Lucknow rally on Sunday will be historic: Amit Shah

Rediff.com   1 Mar 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party's in-charge on Uttar Pradesh Amit Shah predicts that Narendra Modi's Vijay Shankhnaad Rally in Lucknow on Sunday will be a blockbuster.

Why AMU slammed the door on Mulayam's face

Why AMU slammed the door on Mulayam's face

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2014

Why was Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav forced to cancel his trip to the Aligarh Muslim University on Monday? Rediff.com's Sharat Pradhan reports

That's a first! Akhilesh 'praises' Mayawati's monuments

That's a first! Akhilesh 'praises' Mayawati's monuments

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2014

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has showered praise on the multiple and extravagant monuments and parks built by his bete noire -- Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati.

Akhilesh Yadav follows in arch enemy Narendra Modi's footsteps

Akhilesh Yadav follows in arch enemy Narendra Modi's footsteps

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2014

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seems to have taken a leaf out of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's all-out election campaign on social networking sites.

Kejriwal's simplicity has failed to benefit people of Delhi: Parrikar

Kejriwal's simplicity has failed to benefit people of Delhi: Parrikar

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2014

Bhartiya Janata Party leader and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit out at both Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as well as Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for what he termed as their "failure to deliver."

Pre-poll largesse: Beni Prasad hands out cash, gifts to scribes

Pre-poll largesse: Beni Prasad hands out cash, gifts to scribes

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2014

Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Monday went about doling out cash and gifts to Congressmen and journalists in Uttar Pradesh to apparently ensure their allegiance to him before the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The bovine story: Azam Khan's buffaloes found, 3 cops punished

The bovine story: Azam Khan's buffaloes found, 3 cops punished

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2014

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal may not have succeeded in getting the two policemen shifted for allegedly patronising a drug racket. But in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, theft of seven buffaloes belonging to state's powerful minister Azam Khan led the authorities to promptly punish three cops.

Now Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' gets UP's tax exemption

Now Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' gets UP's tax exemption

Rediff.com   2 Feb 2014

After doling out a very special favour to actress Madhuri Dixit by exempting her latest film 'Dedh Iskiya' from entertainment tax in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has now also announced a similar concession for Salman Khan's Jai Ho.

HC orders CBI probe into MNREGA bungling in UP

HC orders CBI probe into MNREGA bungling in UP

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2014

Taking serious note of the rampant corruption in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Uttar Pradesh, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court on Friday ordered a Central Bureau of Investogation probe into the alleged large scale financial bungling brought to its notice through a public interest litigation, moved by local journalist Sachchidanand Gupta .

Azam calls upon madrasas to help make Mulayam PM

Azam calls upon madrasas to help make Mulayam PM

Rediff.com   28 Jan 2014

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav's craving to get the country's top job once again came to the fore on Tuesday, when prominent Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan openly called upon madrasas of the state to strive towards making the Samajwadi Party supremo the next prime minister.

Amethi: Rahul skirts comment on AAP; trains guns at Akhilesh govt

Amethi: Rahul skirts comment on AAP; trains guns at Akhilesh govt

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2014

Skirting any comments on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (demonstration on the streets of Delhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi chose to train his guns at the Uttar Pradesh government for neglecting Amethi, the Gandhi family's political bastion.

AAP effect? No extravagant celebrations for Maya this birthday

AAP effect? No extravagant celebrations for Maya this birthday

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2014

BSP boss known for her over-the-top celebrations, where crores are splurged, has decided to keep it low this year. Does Kejriwal have anything to do with this?

Is Amethi ready to say goodbye to Rahul?

Is Amethi ready to say goodbye to Rahul?

Rediff.com   12 Jan 2014

Sharat Pradhan gets mixed reactions from locals, as the Aam Aadmi Party takes a stride into Amethi, the bastion of the Congress VP.

Rizwan Ahmed takes over as UP's first Muslim police chief

Rizwan Ahmed takes over as UP's first Muslim police chief

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2013

The New Year in Uttar Pradesh dawns the advent of the state's first Muslim director general of police, with chief minister Akhilesh Yadav naming 1978 batch Indian Police Service officer Rizwan Ahmed as the new police chief.

UP govt deploys bulldozers at Muzaffarnagar relief camp

UP govt deploys bulldozers at Muzaffarnagar relief camp

Rediff.com   28 Dec 2013

The Uttar Pradesh government deployed bulldozers to demolish a relief camp housing the victims of Muzaffarnagar riots in Loi village on Friday evening.

In Uttar Pradesh, battle for Aam Aadmi Party's broom

In Uttar Pradesh, battle for Aam Aadmi Party's broom

Rediff.com   25 Dec 2013

If the Aam Admi Party has gained popularity in Delhi, its symbol -- the broom (jhadoo) -- has become a bone of contention in Uttar Pradesh, where a regional party has staked claim to it.

Mulayam accuses Rahul of inciting Muzaffarnagar victims

Mulayam accuses Rahul of inciting Muzaffarnagar victims

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2013

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav appears to be quite cut up with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over the latter's surprise visit to the relief camps for victims of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts in Western Uttar Pradesh.

Mulayam warns partymen over unabated hooliganism

Mulayam warns partymen over unabated hooliganism

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2013

Apparent realisation that the reputation of his son Akhilesh Yadav's 21- month old government had declined drastically largely on account of its failure to control lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has suddenly turned his attention to the lumpen element within the party.